Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer of Meta, has stepped down from the company’s board of directors.

In a post on Facebook, she said that given Meta was “strong and well-positioned for the future,” so she felt it was the right time to step down way from the company.

Sandberg will serve as an advisor to the social media giant in the future and added that she would always be there to help teams at Meta.

She served as Meta’s chief operating officer for 14 and a half years and as a board member for 12 years. Sandberg said that it had “been the opportunity of a lifetime.”

“I will always be grateful to Mark for believing in me and for his partnership and friendship; he is that truly once-in-a-generation visionary leader and he is equally amazing as a friend who stays by your side through the good times and the bad,” Sandberg wrote. “I will always be grateful to my colleagues and teammates at Meta for all the years of working side by side and all they taught me.

“And I am particularly grateful to my fellow Meta board members for their lasting friendships, the guidance they provided me for so many years, and their stewardship of products that mean so much to people all over the world.”

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